The LEED v4 Materials Credits You Can Actually Achieve

You wouldn’t go spend years developing a program, a rating system if you will, and get all sorts of input from a diverse group of industry experts, and have multiple rounds of consensus, if some of what you were proposing was not even possible, would you? Errrrrrr, the answer is apparently yes. While it has […]

Did you know that there is official LEED submission guidance, straight from the good people at USGBC? There is! And you can download it below! One caveat – we took a read through it, and it seems to be a re-hash of what’s in the reference guide, but hey, at this point, anything helps. Download […]

The Badger is always on the prowl for products that can help teams earn LEED v4 materials and IAQ credits. We’ve recently come across a few more options in the challenging sealant and adhesive category and thought you’d want to know. Our friends at Everkem let us know they recently got final emissions testing results […]

If there’s one thing you need to know about Green Badger, its that we love a frosty pint for almost any reason – especially if it occurs during times that used to be dedicated to slogging through LEED paperwork. While we love all kinds of beer, when we travel we drink local. And even more […]

If there’s one thing you need to know about Green Badger, its that we love a frosty pint or tall glass of wine for almost any reason – especially if it occurs during times that used to be dedicated to slogging through LEED paperwork. While we love all kinds of wine, when we travel we […]

Enough with the potty humor already – sheesh! But we can’t hold it in any longer – so here it goes. Don’t miss out on your plumbing fixtures for lots of opportunities to bolster your EPD and HPD count. Kohler has a dozen toilets and urinals that have EPDs. Sloan has toilets, urinals, sinks and […]

The Badger’s been accused of having a potty-mouth at times, but that’s not always a bad thing! In fact, your bathroom flooring systems can really help you get your LEED credits rolling, especially with products by Laticrete. Too many to list here – but they have over 100 products with HPDs to help with Material […]

Wait, you CAN spell doors without EPDs. BUT you can earn a lot of EPDs with your door hardware from multiple manufacturers. Shucks, here’s a list below, all with multiple options, that offer EPDs. Play your cards right, you could quite literally earn the EPD credit just on your door systems! Norton – door closers […]